books by John Scalzi

books by John Scalzi

books:

John Scalzi

John Scalzi

Tor Science Fiction, 2007

Good sequal
This is a real good sequel to OlD MANS WAR and just as interesting a read. SCALZI sort of tells you what it is about in OLD MANS WAR the first book, when a minor character dies at the beginning of the book before he can be given a new body and the techs say "Here is ...

The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies 1 (Rough Guide Reference)

John Scalzi

Rough Guides, 2005

Fun, light reading
This was a generally fun book. It is not designed to be read cover to cover, but picked at. It's lighthearted and I think it is pretty fair to the movies it covers. It also notes which movies (like Blade Runner) were very influential on those that followed. If ...

The Sagan Diary

John Scalzi

Subterranean Press, 2007

It's exactly what it says it is. And that's a good thing.
As you read through that other reviews here, you'll note, (as I did) that almost all the negative opinions are based on people not getting _what they thought_ they were getting. But hedging my bets, I got it from the library first. And then I immediately bought it. ...

Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded

John Scalzi

Subterranean, 2008

A Second Helping of Scalzi Goodness
This is the second volume of posts taken from Scalzi's Whatever site. This volume's subjects range far and wide, as opposed to the first volume You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing, which was dedicated to posts about, ...

Agent to the Stars

John Scalzi

Tor Books, 2008

Pleasantly surprised..
I picked this up on a whim. This book is not the type of sci-fi I read, but it sounded funny. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from the humor, the characters are a hoot and the story line flowed very nicely. If you have thought eh, maybe - give it a shot you will be ...

Old Man's War

John Scalzi

Tor Science Fiction, 2007

go audible, it's a different world.
No, I haven't read it. I bought the audible version and was blown away! Now i love to read, but some books are just better when well read in audiobook format. I've read books then purchased the audio version and let me tell you, when it's good it's great! This was an ...

The Android's Dream

John Scalzi

Tor Science Fiction, 2007

Everything from flatulence to flowers
I will start by saying, "Wow!" This book was the most fun I have had reading in a long time. It is just wild. There are no androids in this book, nor is dreaming of any importance. The title means something completely different, but I will not spoil the surprise ...

The Last Colony

John Scalzi

Tor Science Fiction, 2008

Great Read!!!
Haven't finished John Scalzi's third book in the 'Old Man War' series, but so far, it's been a great read. I'm going to miss the entertainment when I finish this series.

Zoe's Tale

John Scalzi

Tor Books, 2008

A Goddess with a Real Face
This is the fourth book set in the Old Man's War universe, but it's not a continuation of the story arcs he established in the first three, but rather a retelling of the events of the third book, The Last Colony, but told this time from a very different perspective, ...

Uncle John's Presents: The Book of the Dumb (Uncle John Presents)

John Michael Scalzi

Portable Press, 2003

Smart Buy!
This is a sensational collection of tales of stupid people, governments or decisions which span for one or two pages each. This easy to read format makes the book ideal to read as either a few stories at a time or from cover to cover. Dumb movie festival is an ...

The Rough Guide to the Universe 2 (Rough Guide Reference)

John Scalzi

Rough Guides, 2008

An excellent overview
I was looking for a well-written, intelligent overview of current knowledge on the solar system, and this book was exactly what I was looking for. The presentation is very clear, the writing quality is excellent, and the tone is exactly right for this kind of ...

Construction and Design of Cable-stayed Bridges (Wiley Series of Practical Construction Guides)
Walter Podolny, John B. Scalzi

John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1976

Experts in the field provide a state-of-the-art treatment of multi-cable stay systems, segmental concrete construction, composite concrete and steel construction, parallel strand stays, and alternate designs. The new edition emphasizes bridges in the USA.

Zoe's Tale
John Scalzi

Tor Science Fiction, 2009

How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history? I ask because it's what I have to do. I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player (and a pawn) in a interstellar chess match to save humanity, or to see it fall. Witness to history. Friend. Daughter. Human. Seventeen years ...

Agent to the Stars, Study Guide

John Scalzi

Subterranean Press, 2005

First Class First Contact Comedy
This is the first novel written by John Scalzi but it is not his first published work. It was written as a "training aid" in an effort to become a novelist. He offered it basically for free on the internet. Now, with the publication of subsequent novels, his first has ...

You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing

John Scalzi

Subterranean, 2007

Good writing about writing, and more besides
What do we have here? This book might look like advice to writers, but Scalzi isn't fooling anyone. It's better read as autobiography, as Scalzi on Scalzi. It's a book that's useful and interesting to anyone -- just as a book about a shipbuilder is interesting to ...